Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Proposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Wrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizedobservationandexperienceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSaw thesoul asimmortalExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Developedformallogic(syllogism)FoundedtheLyceumschoolWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinking“Knowthyself”Proposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Wrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizedobservationandexperienceBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatSaw thesoul asimmortal

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  2. I-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  3. I-Founded The Academy in Athens
  4. G-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  5. O-Valued reason over the senses
  6. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  7. O-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  8. I-Founded the Lyceum school
  9. N-Wrote on science, politics, ethics, and biology
  10. I-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  11. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  12. N-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  13. B-Famous work: “The Republic”
  14. G-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  15. N-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  16. B-“Know thyself”
  17. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms (perfect ideals beyond the physical world)
  18. O-Wrote dialogues instead of textbooks
  19. B-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  20. G-Emphasized observation and experience
  21. I-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  22. G-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  23. B-Believed knowledge leads to goodness
  24. G-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  25. N-Called humans “rational animals”
  26. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  27. G-Valued the study of nature and classification
  28. B-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  29. B-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  30. N-Saw the soul as immortal